It was estimated that around 500 people were in the bar at the time.
“There was already a significant number of pedestrians in the area around the bar, and additional officers were brought in to manage the crowd as patrons left the bar when it closed,” a police spokesperson said.
Seven people were arrested, however, six of those were subsequently released without charge.
The remaining person was charged with assaulting police.
One witness said they were unable to reach their home because of the police “blockade.”
They said they were told by police to head towards Ponsonby Rd, despite this being in the opposite direction of their home.
“I explained I lived right there, to which he said, ‘Everybody is going that way ‘, pointing in the opposite direction, towards Ponsonby Rd.
“I repeated that I lived here and just wanted to get home, and he just repeated, ‘Everybody is going that way, go that way’.”